Turnover was 727 million rupees.
Ceylon Tobacco rose 22.90 rupees to 874.90 contributing most to the index gain. DFCC Bank rose 60 cents to close at 119.00 rupees, Commercial Bank closed flat at 105.00 and Central Finance closed at 180.00 up 3.40.
Central Investments and Finance said chief executive Jayanth Wickrameratne has been replaced with A P Gamini Karunathilake.
In forex markets the rupee weakened to 126.50/60 against the US dollars in the spot market after opening stronger at 126.10/20 levels.
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